The Views of Patients with Brain Cancer about Palliative Care: A Qualitative Study | Zendy

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The Views of Patients with Brain Cancer about Palliative Care: A Qualitative Study

Author(s) -

Megan Vierhout,

Maureen Daniels,

P. Mazzotta,

James Vlahos,

Warren Mason,

Mark Bernstein

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

current oncology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.053

H-Index - 51

eISSN - 1718-7729

pISSN - 1198-0052

DOI - 10.3747/co.24.3712

Subject(s) - palliative care , medicine , qualitative research , curative care , optimism , nursing , specialty , family medicine , grounded theory , health care , ambulatory care , psychology , psychotherapist , social science , sociology , economics , economic growth

Palliative care, a specialty aimed at providing optimal care to patients with life-limiting and chronic conditions, has several benefits. Although palliative care is appropriate for neurosurgical conditions, including brain cancer, few studies have examined the views of brain cancer patients about palliative care. We aimed to explore the thoughts of brain cancer patients about palliative care, their opinions about early palliative care, and their preferred care setting.

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